New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-09
HENRY WARD BRKCHKB.
Born June "a. 1873.
Died IA arch :, 1887.
punIIc EXPRESSIONS on SORROW.

hnoo,n. known than signs Ct mourning began Z
snnsar an over brooklyn. The City Hal
was draped in mourning IN the saui
manner as when General Logan d>ee
The Hotel St George. near Mr., Beecner
hams. and MANY other prominent buildings wer
AZ, Sr,sped. Flags were seen at bali mast IN 81
rsrts n, the cIty. Everywhere the great loss u
the CITY was discussed with universal regret MAI!
spcntaneous and heartfelt tributes were PAID.
'Throug bout the afternoon and evening there wa
constant stream of sympal hizing visitors at tn'
house. while groups fingered OUTSIDE In
cilence Most of those who went In were mem Del
of the con gregation OF intimate friends OF the ram
Az but few public officials also called Senaso
Evarts called late IN the afternoon ana Temaaea
be felt was plainly noticeable IN his countehancs
M be came down The stoop. ION, yes" he said
hr Beecher was Que OF my Oldest Lieh1s u pus
ouaiptanceshl at present III any fragmentary way
Il is TOO great subject to be treated In that way
Reimbursement Well, yes" be ADDED with sInli'
&c though a flood of pleasant reoollectlons cam!
back to him; but cannot ia TX about them now
and his free became grave asain T..
Colonel. I ackner, of the 18th Regiment, ana mr.
staff also called and rendered coincidence 10 th'
family of their dead chaplain .,. In n,
The question OF an autopsy was rafs ,ha ~ miv
Obiecfed to having and II was ACCORDINGLY
abandoned, at least for the time being.
COMPLETING THE FUNERAL PLANS.
The special committee of Plymouth Church. ap-
po,nted on Sunday by the deacons. trustees ahc
examining committee to act in any emergency mel
last evening in the church parlors at tho close
Of the prayer-meeting in the lecture room. The
members of the committee are John 1. Howard
Aurustus Storrs g. V. White, X. w. RAYMOND
r. ], Tllney aud the Rev. S. b. Halliday. some o.
the other leading members were present. Inc
Isfo,ls of the funeral arrangements were
under discussion for some hours number OF com
munications were received ana considered anu .ne
"T,vate service will be held in the house
Thursday morning at haif-past 8 O'clock. To tins
ONLY members of the family and few close frieuos
will be invited. The Rey. DR.. Charles H. Hall WIZ
conduct that service, well as the pubic service
later ON in Plymouth Church All the details oil
both services. far as ritual and assisting clergy
men are concerned will be left entirely II the hands
of Dr. Hall. =, -, -, :;
is presumed will be finished BY 1890 o'clock, the
boly will he removed to Plymouth Church. IL Il
probable that there will be no pall-bearers, and
The details of the funeral procession nave nor ye'
ali been settled. This much rs certain however
that the 18th Regiment, of which Dit. Beecher was
for many years the Chaplain, will act as escort
strsts' After the body reaches the church II will
be placed in position before the puiplt WITHIN the
altar rail where il will lie in state until the burial
18Th Regiment winch has always beef
known as the Plymouth Company from the number
of ats men who are members OF Mt heechoI con
Qregation. All day Thursday an opportunity WIZ
be gwen to those who wish to view the body OF the
dead preacher and OH Friday morning the p1pilc
services plymouth Church VIII 0egln al do:oO.
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begin to accommodate the numbers who VIII De
ANXIOUS t. attend the service. In order 10 regulate
the attendance the committee will issue tickets o.
ADMISSION TO members ard pewholders Each tickei
will be good for one seat and each peWh0deI
will receive icket less than the number Of SIT
1he H seats thus surrendered by the pew-holders
will be reserved for prominent officials vlsltine
delegations strangers FROM other clues present ol
reqnest members of the press and other favored
persons. .,
This practically and necessarily ssom n,rt Ss
patton in the services. Foreseeing this the
same committee that has just carried through the
Logan memorial services has offered to arrange an
overflow meeting III the Academy Oh Music al tne
same tlne as the service is gong on IN PlymOutf
Churea The Academy will seat large audience,
but il VIII he taxed TO the utmost to hold the
throngs ex 1ected on that occasion. funeral ser
vice will bs held there fully as impressive as that
III the church, and ut the conclusion of both ser
vices those assembled IN the Academy Will be
invited to walk down and file through the church,
taking last look at the face of the dead man.
rhe details Of the Academy service have not yet
TIE following letter was received by the Ply
mouth Committee last night:
March 8, 1887
by DEAR Nh WHITE The Logan Memorial Committee.
fsa DE 10 place at the
S any a s o ss even for s large easeT
tins %ay 81 in Gsr s SsH II sT wGse %
place ou selves at Your disposal being
% h % az d n
Committee. Respectfully. SETH Low, chairman
The proposal was gladly accepted. and a confer.
ence committee consisting OF Mayor Whitney and
ex-Mayor Seth Low will confer with Con gressman
White Of the Plymouth Committee. this morning at
10 O'Clock at Mr.. Lows house. The arrangements
will 1t is fully expected, be completed there and
given to the public immediately thereafter.
After the public services the body Will still re-
main lying in state under guard In the church.
until all who wish to view 1t have had ample OPP
portunlty. II will then be carried TO Greenwood
Cemetery, either on FRIDAY night OF Saturday
morning. ( he precise hour will be announced here
after. The body will he LAID IN receiving vault
until the family can decide upon burial plot.
The pupils of three Sunday-schools connected
under Mce the charge of tneir teachers. '''
There will be no drapery will the
family wear mourning This is IN accordance with
the oft-repeated request OF Mr.. Beecher. when |
ain dead stTew flowers upon my grave. but let no
heathenish practice prevail at my funeral of put
ting black drapery and the livery of sorrow for
soul which has inst passed through The shadow
OF death into eternal life"
STATEMENT BY DR. sEARLE.
DIR. Scarle, who was found in his Office. resting
from the fatigue OF the last few days. spoke of the
autopsy and other things as follows:
Iconfess that wsaand am still in favor of having a
post-mortem examination made There Is naturally a
great Interest felt III regard Mr. Beecers BRAIN ts
Size depth OF conyoutons and the Of gray
ter in il should have liked this pardonable curl
osity gratied but OF course, tire wishes Of the family
sSas S be ScoS yeases Mr. Bseeners
were at least double the size OF those IN
ordinary men. There two why think
First tie blood vessels in the scalp fully twice
large The average Secondly. although tall-booded
Mr.. Bcecber: when engaged in writing. always, as has
been stated suffered severely from codness in his feet
and limbs that ne had 70 mufile them in blankets.
The blood flowed the head OF course and 10 hold such
quantity indicates remarkable capacity OF the vessels
4 had hoped that when death did it would
result from heart failure rather than from failure
of the respiratory centres III 1t hal he would possibly
have r~gaincd consciousness he died. The
supor into which he fell simply due To the pressure
brain the e ~sed blood and the circulation. The
formation OF clot by stopping the hemorrhagc would
have removed the first The second. that Is the
strength of The circulation would have been diminished
by weakening of the hearts power Hence had he
died OF syncope there would, perhaps, have been
partial cerebralion OF the left side o the brain and he
might have spoken some woni ere he passed away.
There all the 70 expect this from the
fact that his heart has been ling late
years He would become sh ~ OF breath In walking
rapidly much so that for long time lie has been
unable fast culinary persons or
as fast he was once accustomed to 40
uifhnnf naming Severely. This ann heioye 10 IL